Communist Faction of Greece

The Communist Faction was a communist political party in Greece that was active from 1875 to 1936. The Communist Faction was founded in 1875 by Marxist opponents of the Greek monarchy, and the party's program included a protectionist trade policy, the implementation of a planned economy, rigid anti-clericalism, support for multiculturalism, and the maintenance of a strong military. The Communist Faction became popular among the workers of Greece, and it would have the support of hundreds of thousands of rebellious workers, constantly posing a threat to the monarchist government. In 1918, the Communist Faction helped to found the Communist Party of Greece.